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que-mierda t1_iuegqeg wrote

I've read that you shouldn't do this. The hair may get tangled around their legs and toes. This causes a lot of pain and the birds can also lose their toes.

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who-are-we-anyway t1_iuespec wrote

And if they're on flea and tick medicine it is extremely toxic to the birds

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MycologistPutrid7494 t1_iufgcqn wrote

That's stiffer hair, like human hair. Birds often retrieve light, downy fur in the wild from deer and other mammals.

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gamaliel64 t1_iug28v8 wrote

So is dryer lint ok, then?

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thrawst t1_iugiu30 wrote

Dryer lint is extremely flammable. I wouldn’t reccomend it if you know your local birds are habitual smokers.

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GalenaGalena t1_iugixxy wrote

Dryer lint is not ok. It absorbs moisture and loses structure when wet.

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Narethii t1_iufg8hw wrote

If that was a concern birds wouldn't do it in the first place, birds have been using sheddings from other animals since before humans domesticated dogs. This behavior would have been an evolutionary dead end of animal fur was an inherently dangerous material. The real issue people dose their pets with pesticides and baby birds are notoriously vulnerable to pesticides

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AncestralSpirit t1_iueyrjk wrote

You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways.

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ElFarts t1_iug6u4w wrote

Just sitting here enjoying my coffee

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